partnerwhen I'm bolting
and cleaning.
I do a lot my routes in areas where
people couldn't put up the routes
because they aren't willing to go
ground up. And because of my aid
climbing experience here I could go
up things that most people are like
"Oh wow, I'd have to rappel in 600
feet to do that route... And I'd be
like "just go ground up." It's not that
hard.

SmithRock.com:
So you're not that
worried about loose flakes and all
that, you're more used to it?

Ryan: No, I'm
not that worried and
I'm used to it.

SmithRock.com:
How many routes do
you figure you've done from the
ground up?

Ryan: Probably
only about five
percent. And sometimes I do kind
of a mix where you're anchored way
over there and you're just kind of
traversing on-lead bolting to get in
your next anchor.